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The Meteor Events Round-Up October 2025
October brings with it a host of events to keep you busy, from dancefloor fundraisers to creative workshops. Highlights include celebrations for this year’s Black History Month, along with the 80th anniversary of the 1945 Pan-African Congress. The historic event…
Greater Manchester Combined Authority launches new scheme to create better landlords
How did Greater Manchester MPs vote on key bodily autonomy bills in Parliament?
The Meteor Events Round-Up July 2025
Greater Manchester Combined Authority launches new scheme to create better landlords
How did Greater Manchester MPs vote on key bodily autonomy bills in Parliament?
ByThe Meteor Events Round-Up July 2025
Anti-fascists call for Manchester City Council to ban racist rallies
The e-petition has been sparked by outrage at the council allowing the far-right group Britain First to hold a national rally last Saturday (2 August) in St Peter’s Square, which…
Greater Manchester social movements come together to demand change
A coalition of Greater Manchester social movements have come together to form a Manchester branch of the We Demand Change movement. The group in Manchester organised a people’s question time…
The Friends of The Meteor category contains articles that have been published elsewhere and selected by The Meteor team as worthy of sharing to our audience. They will generally have a Manchester or Greater Manchester focus and are from publications we trust and respect.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority launches new scheme to create better landlords
How did Greater Manchester MPs vote on key bodily autonomy bills in Parliament?
